Where does “garis tinggi” come from?

garis tinggi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian garis, from Malay garis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karis.

garis tinggi (Indonesian): altitude: the line perpendicularly connecting a figure’s vertex, especially a triangle’s apex, to the side opposite to the vertex

Definitions

  1. altitude: the line perpendicularly connecting a figure’s vertex, especially a triangle’s apex, to the side opposite to the vertex

Ancestry of “garis tinggi”, step by step

garis tinggi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian garis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangarisline, dash, stripe
2Malaygarisline, dash, stripe
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*karis

via Indonesian tinggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantinggihigh, tall
2Malaytinggihigh
3Sanskritतुङ्गprominent, erect, lofty, high; an elevation,...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karis